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Chevrolet dealership called me and said they were ready to order the 2022 Silverado. I wanted to order the High Country with SuperCruise so I came down to Escondido and we went through everything.. then the salesman apologized, "Late Availability" was shown on his computer screen. I was majorly bummed and he laughed, "Well, now we know..." That dealership has been great and I would never go to another dealership. That said, is it normal for them to insist on a credit report before customizing a new truck? It didn't matter if I already had the funds to purchase the truck and was even willing to place a deposit, but I still had to fill out the credit application. Was there a reason for that?

Nobody buys side steps? My new 2012 F-150 had it and I could not live without it.. had it added on the 2016 F-150 XLT, then again on the 2019 Silverado RST, then again on the Cheyenne RST.

I don't think it's that stupid.. it requires constant updates, perfecting it, maybe enhancing it so that you could type in Starbucks and have it go and fetch you a cup of coffee. I sure as ****** would pay $25 for that.

Yes, if I'm not losing value on my 2019 RST, then I sure as ****** can afford a 2022 High Country ... provided there are no dealer mark-ups above the MSRP ... My concern is the Late Availability part.. Ford F-150 is doing the same with Blue Cruise.. so I won't be first in line.

I did not like the adaptive cruise control especially on the German autobah in a rented Audi A7 because the vehicle did not know if I wanted to go faster or slower whilst changing lanes and a lot of times it brakes when I am already intent on passing a slow-moving vehicle, so I had to mash the gas and watch the fast drivers get pissed at me for braking in the first place like an idiot and messing up the rhythm. I wish the rental car did not come with that, I usually drive between 85 to 100 mph, the vehicles on the left usually drive at 110 mph, while trucks on the right lane travel at around 60 mph. Now, a vehicle that completely steers itself, not bounce in the lane from the left to the right like the Toyotas, I am all up for that especially here in the U.S. where there's a speed limit. I would not want a self-steering car on the autobahn where the speed differential can exceed 100 mph (trucks going 60 mph and the occasional Porsche hitting 160 mph on the left). But everybody here sticks with the speed limit so the speed differential is nonexistent. I don't know if I explained that right.

I used to drive back and forth to Vegas, but I hate the long drive. The company wants me to return. The pay is incredible but I will not consider driving back and forth to Vegas anymore. The Supercruise just may make it possible for me to seriously reconsider that.

I am very interested in ordering the refreshed 2022 High Country since it has the Super Cruise. I looked at the Tundra.. $20,000 above MSRP. I looked at the F-150.. the nearby Ford dealership has gotten a little shadier lately so I'm not quite sure if I really want to buy from them. Also, it no longer has a small sandwich restaurant inside which made my waits a lot more pleasant.

Started before the China virus so it was due to money. Started disappearing in the early 2020.

I'm actually surprised some still don't have it, the one I looked at was a 2022 regular LT without leather and it had rear door buttons, leading me to assume that Chevrolet decided to put it back in. GMC never removed the rear door buttons while Chevrolet quietly removed it in the 2020 year. My 2019 RST has the buttons, it's nice to be carrying a lot of crap and not having to go to the front then to the back.

If you don't like navigation in your truck, Thomas Guide printed the last one in 2019.

I wonder how we navigated without using the computer sometimes too! I remember using the Thomas Guide maps when I worked as a courier. Once you get that convenience, you can't go back.

I'm always carrying stuff from the ranch in one hand and using the other to push the button of the rear door to unlock it while the key fob is in my pocket. Mine's a 2019 Cheyenne RST, for some odd reason, Chevrolet removed the rear door buttons for 2020 and 2021 while GMC didn't on their Sierra, we have a newer American Silverado RST at the ranch that does not have the buttons on the rear door and I hated that. I am proud to announce that the buttons are now back on the 2022 models. I was just at the dealership.

You mentioned decommissioned logging roads. I work on a ranch so there's about 10 miles of dirt road to get there. We own a lot of other 4×4's and the RST Z71 is the worst truck to drive around 30 mph on rough and straight roads because it gets incredibly jiggly in the back and loses traction while the front stays planted and it has fishtailed on me. NONE of the other 4×4's do that so I will never buy another RST Z71 with twin tube shocks, but the LT Z71 doesn't come with twin tube shocks. Others have reported fishtailing issues with the RST Z71, but not the LT Z71. Edited: I think Elevation is the same as RST so it may have twin tube shocks. Just don't go on rough roads.

I've been doing that.. all have said MSRP with one quoting $2,500 above.

The problem is Americans are also free to sue their manufacturers.. so now the manufacturers are exercising their right to put in speed limits. I know I've hit the speed limiter in the 2021 Cheyenne which was intended for the Mexican market. I never went over 100 mph in the 2019 Silverado though.

It was my first time buying a first-year model (and the unusual $10,000-off promotion).. and I can say it has more gremlins than all the other cars I've owned.. with most of them being third year models.

One can go for the cheapest and get the 5.3 like I did. I am content with its performance and gas mileage. I could go for power and get the 6.2. I could go for fuel economy and get the 3.0. Since I drive a lot less than the average Joe, I stuck with the 5.3 which is not too bad considering I have been averaging 21 mpg or 11.2 l/100km over 400 miles (although it is 80% highway). The best mpg I have gotten is 29 mpg.

For $100? No, I'll just hit Autotrader and look up new trucks. if I can find 2021 Silverados at $3k off the MSRP, I'm sure same can be done for 2022 when it comes out. Maybe not $3k... but I don't want to be committed to just one dealership.

That pretty much does it for me ... I won't be doing it that way then. Besides, it's almost moot if I custom order it anyways. I am hoping my dealership will let me put the entire $50,000 on the credit card so I can get enough miles for a roundtrip to Europe. If I'm going to be paying MSRP, I want that option then. I'll be doing that, thanks!

That's the answer I needed... I won't be doing it that way then. Besides, it's almost moot if I custom order it anyways.

After seeing that the 2022 Ford F-150 isn't going to be that different than 2021, I am looking at the GMC Sierra and the website says I could reserve the 2022... but wouldn't that be at MSRP? I don't want to commit $100 to it and then be stuck at that deal. I've been spoiled by the $10k off my RST when I bought it in 2019 and it held its value very well, so well that I can actually afford the $60k Denali. I know I won't get $10k off but I am hoping I could get around $4k off through GMC promotions (not from the dealership). That being said, should I call the dealership beforehand and negotiate how much off MSRP (separate from GMC promotions) before committing myself to purchase the 2022 Sierra?

Like you, I went from a Ford F-150 to Silverado. I had a nicely loaded 2016 Ford F-150 XLT Supercrew 4×4, the best one WITHOUT leather. I traded it in 2019 for a Silverado RST 4×4, the best one WITHOUT leather. The bed in the 5.7-ft bed Silverado is a LOT bigger than the bed in the 5.5-ft bed F-150. I could sleep diagonally and have a foot above my head to spare while both my head and feet were touching the corners, forcing me to opt for the 6.5-ft F-150 XLT, but not with the Silverado. That's becuase the insides are more efficient and wider. The RST is definitely more exciting to drive but the others here and I have had issues with the twin-tube shocks, and I would not recommend the RST if it is four-wheeling performance you seek. The F-150 handled rocks and dirt roads very well, I used it every day on the ranch. Highway cruising, the F-150 wins. Four wheeling, the F-150 wins. It really is versatile. Seats, I'd say the Silverado wins. One thing the F-150 has is the keypad outside the door. I can leave my keys inside and lock it in without having to worry about it. I do that many times if I leave it parked at the airport and go somewhere. I can't do that with the Silverado. The 5.8 V8 in the Silverado may have a little less power, but gets much better gas mileage than the 5.0 V8 in the F-150. And that's based on the computer.. F-150's MPG calculations are a lot more optimistic than the Silverado's so I know I am even getting better gas mileage in the Silverado. After 400 miles, my Silverado shows 22.1 mpg, not bad for a V8 with 4×4. My F-150's best was 16.8 mpg (probably 15 mpg if I measured it by hand instead of using the computer). Due to issues I've had with handling, I may go back to the F-150. I am hoping the new 2020 models and after that are better than the 2016 I owned.

Not really. I don't take it four wheeling anyway. No bumps, really. About 90% of the miles are highway. I don't see why that would happen. I just tried to reset it just now.. nope, after I get it all the way up and then back down then hit the down button again, then get it back up, it just goes up for about 1/3 of the way then automatically reverses itself back down. Just now, I had to do it about eight times and then finally it went up and closed. The last time I opened the window was at Costco car wash about a month ago and have not used it since then.

It's always been clean, conditions aren't dusty at all, and I have never hit a pothole. In fact, I very rarely rolled it down the whole time I owned it. The motor doesn't seem to be working harder than the others. It has only 7,500 miles on it.

I'm aware of that.. I'm assuming it's like 60 psi on a 35 psi tire. My tire says 35psi and I'm reading from others it's fine to do 40 psi as well. Temperature is consistent around here so I don't worry about heat causing it to swell. Do they put 35 psi on the tire expecting it to hit 40 during the hot summer months so it's actually 40 but they don't want to get too technical?